Jimmy Manyi is the former CEO and cabinet spokesman at GCIS.
Having worked at executive levels in the past, Jimmy has a lot of experience in the corporate world.
Here is all you better know about him.
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He has a strong bond with his children, now adults.
This article talks about his life and his experiences over the years.
The 65-year-old currently lives in Sandton with his family.
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He is the current president of the Black Management Forum(BMF).
He is the former CEO of GCIS and Cabinet spokesman.
All these have earned him experience and added up to his CV.
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The couple shares three children, two sons, and one daughter.
The two sons have already married, making Manyi and his wife grandparents to 3 grandchildren.
Jimmy Manyi CV indicated that the highest level of education he had was a higher diploma.
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Being the president of BMF, he is prone to meetings and conferences.
At the BMF 2017 forum poster, they referred to the CEO as Professor.
Jimmy Manyi CV indicated that the highest level of education he had was a higher diploma.
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Why the criticism?
Manyi has, on several occasions, faced criticism from the public and social media.
The then minister for national planning wrote a letter to Manyi calling him a worst-order racist.
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Maybe he has always been misunderstood.
Manyi and Gupta-owned Sahara CEO, Ashu Chawla, shared emails which drew him to the #Guptaleaks scandal.
Manyi allegedly tried to gain employment for both himself and an employee from the Gupta family.
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A relief for Jimmy
The former spin-doctor is known to have entrepreneurial skills.
In 2012, a shelf company was established, but due to poor management, it was inactive.
Jimmy became its sole director in June.
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He had media assets, and the whole deal cost him R450 million.
The assets included a humble face-brick house at Meadowlands, Soweto.
His properties earn him extra income as well.
He has also worked at executive positions for quite a while.
Even after getting married at the age of twenty, Jimmy has never regretted the move.
His list of credentials is always growing as he continues to add new titles.
He has proved to be a hardworking man.
Jimmy Manyi ignores all the critics, and it seems that they do not stress him at all.
He is always optimistic about everything he does.
She has a Bachelor of Commerce & IT from the University of Nairobi and joined Briefly.co.za in November 2019.
The writer completed a Google News Initiate Course.
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